The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 14D. Appleton., 1879 - Science |
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... called contrast , and are partly due to actual effects generated in the eye itself , and partly to fluctuations in the judgment of the observer . The subject of contrast is so important that it will be worth while to make a some- what ...
... called contrast , and are partly due to actual effects generated in the eye itself , and partly to fluctuations in the judgment of the observer . The subject of contrast is so important that it will be worth while to make a some- what ...
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... called orange . In this experiment the vio- let nerves do not come into play to any great extent . If the green square is placed on a blue ground the image becomes violet , for the reason that the blue light which is presented to the ...
... called orange . In this experiment the vio- let nerves do not come into play to any great extent . If the green square is placed on a blue ground the image becomes violet , for the reason that the blue light which is presented to the ...
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... called one who had killed another in battle tapa- lique ; and cabra was an equivalent title given by the Indians of the Isthmus . How descriptive names of honor , thus arising during early mili- tancy , become in some cases official ...
... called one who had killed another in battle tapa- lique ; and cabra was an equivalent title given by the Indians of the Isthmus . How descriptive names of honor , thus arising during early mili- tancy , become in some cases official ...
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... called " Lion of Heaven : " a title whence , should this king undergo apotheosis , myths of sundry kinds may nat ... called the Elephantess , while his great wife is called the Lioness . " Guided by such clews we cannot miss the ...
... called " Lion of Heaven : " a title whence , should this king undergo apotheosis , myths of sundry kinds may nat ... called the Elephantess , while his great wife is called the Lioness . " Guided by such clews we cannot miss the ...
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... called ghosts by Australians , New - Caledonians , Darnley - Islanders , Kroomen , Calabar people , Mpongwe , etc. Hence the fact that they are called by the alternative name gods by Bushmen , Bechuanas , East Af- ricans , Fulahs ...
... called ghosts by Australians , New - Caledonians , Darnley - Islanders , Kroomen , Calabar people , Mpongwe , etc. Hence the fact that they are called by the alternative name gods by Bushmen , Bechuanas , East Af- ricans , Fulahs ...
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